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IN PICTURES: A drive through Anacostia via Martin Luther King Jr. Ave.
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WARD 8 GEOGRAPHY LESSON OF THE DAY: Anacostia(and Historic Anacostia) like Congress Heights is a neighborhood within Ward 8. Anacostia is not the same as Ward 8. Anacostia and Ward 8 arent interchangeable.Anacostia at MLK and Good HopeGoing up Martin Luther King Jr. AveFireside Jamacian GrillThe Big Chair!New ...6 hours ago -
The Impossible has Happened
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Yes, thats right the Impossible has happened. Where were you 20 years ago today? In Germany and throughout Europe and North America, the 20th Anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall has been celebrated today. On March 5, 1946, Winston Churchill used the phrase the "Iron Curtain" in a speech in Westminster ...16 hours ago -
Happy Barack Obama Day!!
Holiday Rap - Holidays on the Net Holiday Blog —
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Did you know its “Happy Barack Obama Day?” Well it is if you live in the tiny county of Perry County, Alabama! It seems that the Perry County Commission has passed a law observing the second Monday in November as “Barack Obama Day.” Albert Turner Jr., the sponsoring commissioner, said the holiday is meant ...1 day ago -
On The Death of Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr
Socyberty —
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Martin Luther King Jr. was one of the great idealists of his time. He dreamt of racial congregation for not just blacks, but for all races. Robert F. Kennedy took a moment during his campaign to remember Martin Luther King Jr., to remember his life and ideas and to spread them once more to the world. Even though ...1 day ago -
The Montgomery Bus Boycott and My Father
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Born in Frankfurt, Germany in 1922, my father Lewis J. Edinger fled with his mother to America at the age of fourteen; his father chose to stay, hoping to ride things out, but was deported and killed. Years later, as a newly minted PhD, my father took whatever jobs he could find; one of those was in Montgomery, ...2 days ago -
Recap of Monday’s Gay Marriage Hearing in Washington, DC
OutGayLife.com —
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THE FIVE-HOUR hearing last Monday before the D.C. Board of Elections & Ethics seemed interminable, and the arguments from proponents of the so-called Marriage Initiative ranged from the absurd to the offensive to the pathetic. The question before the board was whether a proposal by a Maryland pastor to deny gay ...3 days ago -
Karan Singh honoured by New York varsity
Thaindian News —
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New York, Nov 7 (IANS) Karan Singh, president, Indian Council of Cultural Relations (ICCR), was conferred with an honorary doctorate of Humane Letters by the State University of New York here Saturday.“As an internationally respected humanitarian and one of the most learned individuals of modern times, you have a ...3 days ago -
Bernice King Elected SCLC President
Everyday Citizen —
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Rev. Bernice King, youngest daughter of the late Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., was elected president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, it was announced this past Friday.Bernice King was selected president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. King was elected over Arkansas Appeals Court Judge ...3 days ago -
Crossing the Lines: A White Reporter’s View of the Civil Rights Movement
God's Politics Blog —
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In Crossing the Lines: A Novel , author Richard Doster enabled me to enter the world of Jack Hall, an idealistic white reporter based in the South during the late 1950s who struggled between his need to report the truth with…4 days ago -
Tuesday’s Elections Don’t Change the Fierce Urgency of Now
God's Politics Blog —
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In the wake of Tuesday’s elections where the Democrats lost governor’s races in New Jersey and in Virginia, some observers are advising President Obama to scale back his agenda. Health care and energy and education and banking reform and war…4 days ago -
Patriarch Bartholomew: Martyrdom is Revolutionary
Ellopos Blog —
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In the early years, citizens of Rome saw Christ’s followers persecuted, tortured, brutalized, and murdered in huge numbers, throughout the Empire. In most cases, they did not resist the evil that was done to them – but rather, they went willingly to their painful deaths. Why? Of course they had faith – a giant ...4 days ago -
Police Arrest 10 Tea Partiers Outside Pelosi Office
The Washington Independent Blog —
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TPMDC’s Christina Bellantoni reports on a wild scene over at the Cannon House Office Building, following Rep. Michele Bachmann’s (R-Minn.) anti-health care reform Tea Party on the Capitol steps, after which attendees were encouraged to storm congressional offices and confront representatives. U.S. Capitol ...4 days ago -
Full Civil Rights Division ENDA testimony
OutGayLife.com —
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STATEMENT OF THOMAS E. PEREZ ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL, DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, EDUCATION, LABOR AND PENSIONS, UNITED STATES SENATE “EMPLOYMENT NON-DISCRIMINATION ACT: ENSURING OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL AMERICANS” PRESENTED NOVEMBER 5, 2009 Mr. Chairman, Ranking Member Enzi ...5 days ago -
2nd Update: Screenshot Of The Day
Black & Right —
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This is a first. I’ve screenshot myself. I wrote a post earlier about Dr. King, and as usual I provided a link to the original, but I guess the link wasn’t enough. The original story, linked to, came from the site “ Grand Old Partisan ” by Michael Zak. Mr. Zak just sent me the following email, entitled ...5 days ago -
Atlanta Mayoral Race Heads to Runoff
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AYAH SOLIMAN: ‘People remember Mother Teresa, Martin Luther King, Jr., Gandhi because instead of profanity + aggression, they put out positive energy to make a difference’
CCC BLOG —
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CHILDREN WERE SHOCKED AND UPSET AS THE PROTESTERS PUSHED THEIR WAY INTO THE CROWD A unifying experience for my children ended as traumatizing during the Olympic torch celebration. I wanted to give them an opportunity to see another side of the Olympics – the protesters. “F*@# the Olympics!” they ...6 days ago -
“On This Day” Of The Day
Black & Right —
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While many decry the sacrilege that is the very mention of Dr. Martin Luther King having anything to do with the Republican Party, there are some things that have been documented … On this day in 1956, Martin Luther King voted for the Republican presidential ticket, Dwight Eisenhower and Richard Nixon. Martin ...6 days ago -
when you don’t see the whole staircase ...
Thundercatt99 —
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Faith is taking the first step, even when you don’t see the whole staircase. Martin L. King6 days ago -
Bernice King elected SCLC president
THEBLACKURBANTIMES.COM —
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By Ernie Suggs The Atlanta Journal-Constitution The Southern Christian Leadership Conference on Friday named Bernice King, the daughter of SCLC co-founder Martin Luther King Jr., as its next president. King was elected over Arkansas Appeals Court Judge Wendell Griffen.The vote by the board of directors ...6 days ago -
Forgiveness as National Policy
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There are many things African Americans bring to the American cultural mix that has emerged in the new century. African Americans themselves often say that one of the greatest contributions is our huge capacity for forgiveness. Moving among us, back when the races were separated, I was very ambivalent about this ...6 days ago